40 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 
Injuries in the State. Reports of aphids killing potato plants 
were received about mid July from Long Island and this was soon 
followed by other records of infestation, the most serious damage 
being in the southern part of the State, though the insect was noted 
here and there in other sections, being abundant and somewhat 
injurious in Ulster county though causing comparatively little 
mischief in the western part of the State. 
A general idea of the situation may be gathered from the following 
extracts from reports received from all parts of the State. 
Albany county. Fifty per cent of the fields about Ravena were 
reported as infested though the damage was not serious. 
Chautauqua county. Aphids were quite prevalent in some fields 
about Jamestown and Sheridan, though injury was not considered 
serious. It was reported scarce in the vicinity of Fredonia. 
Columbia county. The insect was reported abundant in the 
vicinity of Hudson though gradually disappearing during the second 
week in August. 
Dutchess county. The pest was in some cases so prevalent as to 
cause alarm’and the infestation was sufficiently general as to reduce 
the crop more than 5 per cent. 
Fulton county. Aphids were very common though not causing 
serious damage. Forty to 50 per cent of the fields in Johnstown, 
4o per cent of those in Broadalbin and 20 per cent in Ephratah 
were estimated as infested and for the entire county a general 
estimate was 25 per cent with a decrease in crop of approximately 
AiO S joer Cent, 
Genesee county. There was an infestation with injury to early 
varieties though it was not generally recognized and the difficulty 
attributed, in some cases, at least, to blight. 
Greene county. Aphids were reported as present in small numbers. 
Jefferson county. ‘The insect was reported though not abundant. 
Aphids were present in some sections though not seriously injurious. 
Lewis county. Conditions nearly as in Jefferson county, the 
insects disappearing mostly during the second week in August. 
Livingston county. Aphids were reported more than usually 
abundant. 
Monroe county. The pests were generally present and some 
fields were seriously infested, though the loss in the county was not 
large in the aggregate. 
Nassau county. In mid July aphids were reported as killing 
potatoes in many localities and becoming dangerously abundant on 
tomatoes. The latter part of the month parasites were very 
